diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
index 73852326974c..5bf7bced36ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
             ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
 
-      - name: Cache checked links
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pytest-link-check
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-linkcheck-${{ hashFiles('**/.md') }}-md-links
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-linkcheck-
-
       - name: Check Release
         uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/check-release@v1
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linuxtests.yml b/.github/workflows/linuxtests.yml
index 71046c13b35d..86ef51e729d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linuxtests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linuxtests.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.group == 'linkcheck' }}
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pytest-link-check
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-linkcheck-${{ hashFiles('**/*.rst') }}-changelog
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-linkcheck-${{ hashFiles('**/*.rst', '**/*.md') }}-changelog
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-linkcheck-